I gambled on Metro 2033. I more than won on that one.
And considering how I hate similar games such as Half Life 2, I was surprised that I did.
Cemented my love for the lore, and has ensured Last Light will be a day one purchase. Perhaps even a limited edition should one come out near me.
Bad gamble; Call of Duty 4.
I listened to the hype, and I got it on release. And it was one of the worst gaming experiences I'd ever had. I'm serious. Awful from start to finish. The campaign was mediocre, and looking back, I can hardly recall even the slightest detail about it, but the multiplayer was broken, rewarding me for nothing, and punishing me with instant death for the crime of... Well, nothing. I died all of the time, every time, from someone I couldn't see, or from a grenade, or a helicopter, or anything and everything really.
I even came back later, and found it to be just as bad as before.
And for my final gamble, Call of Duty: World at War.
Great gamble. High stakes gamble, after the nightmare that was my time on CoD4. In fact, I put it off for about two years before I played it, as I remembered the terrible time I had in the previous game.
Boy, am I glad I did pick it up. Treyarch just did it better than Infinity War in my opinion. For starters, I felt the multiplayer, while similar, was just more balanced. Yes, there were some broken layouts, but they never gave me that much trouble.
Really though, I think the emphasis on single shot, semi-automatic and bolt action rifles made me like it. The Gewehr remains my favorite gun from any Call of Duty, and more than likely will never be topped.
I just got a better time out of WaW, and still find Treyarch to outdo Infinity Ward at every game. Made me hate CoD4 even more for scaring me away from what would come to be one of my favorite FPS games of all time. Pity it's now either empty or hacked to high hell and back. I miss my Gewehr.